Tombstone epitaph., 1887-08-20
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

H O@hNiiiS inStilutiOn LII SOOn 10 nc inaugurated in Tempe.
 Professor w. P. Blake is taking a look at the United Verde mines.
 Men are coming from New Mexico to work on the Mineral Belt road at Flag stafr
 Rates of passenger fares in New Mex co have been reduced from to cents per mile.
 Maricopa county has increased in as sessabla property SI, 5oo,ooo during the past year.
 The building of court house in Globe is an assured fact. J. Thompson has the contract.
 Al Sieber is reported to be improving rapidly and will soon be able to get around on crutches.
 Such is fame. Governor Znlick has had stud horse named after him by an ardent Phenix admirer.
 The Miles sword presentation will be September 5th, as the anniversary of the surrender of Geronimo. The 4th comes on Sunday.
 Eight parties arrived from San Fran cisco Thursday, and they have located land in the valley below town aggrega- ting 6,4oo.-Sentinel.
 Society papers are asking, "What shall we wear?" What troubles most of us, this weather is how little polite society will tolerate. Phenix Gazettee.
 The assessable value of Pima county cattle has been raised over $25oooo, which will make the entire asssessable properts of Pima over $4ooo,ooo
 Col. J. G. Albright of the Albuquerque Democrat, has been taking trip over the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, and is writing some "booming" letters to his paper.
 Charlie Vandever has been made rail- road agent at Yuma The many friends of Charlie in this county, where he is we'll known will be pleased to learn of his settling down in the Territory.
 It is reported that hotel will shortly be constructed at Maricopa, as the june. ton is now called. This is an imperative necessity, as the present discomforts O that station are as great as ordinar, human nature cares to stand.
 The name of the man who recent, killed Lee Renfro in Apache county is ] | V. Brighton, special officer employed by the stock association of that county The Holbrook Critic says the killing was unwarranted, and calls on the grand jury to investigate the matter.
 MT. John Gondolfo, of Yuma, an ex- perienced grape grower, states that grap' cuttings will produce the second year o planting, but grape slips with roots at tached, however small they may be, vii bear an average crop the first year This rapidity of growth and production we do not think can be equalled ant certainly not surpassed by any land 0 cline outside of Arizona,
 Those who still persis: in belevini that the Arizona Miner al Belt Railroa' will not be built to Globe may as wei forego the delusion. It will not only b. built through Globe but to Benson, ant connect with the Sonora or Guayma road. And for the information of doubt ing Thomases we will say that befor snow flies in the fall of 'SS they will wit ness the advent of the track in Globe Silver Belt.
 Mir. Randall, of the Wabash Cattl, Company, came in from the White Noun tains last Sunday, where they have pur chased some ranches. This compan is the largest owner of cattle in thi county, and their herd will soon outnum Der that of our other cattle owners, iron the fact that they purchased she cattl almost exclusively. This is the reason fo extending their range.-St, Johns Her aid.
 | An irrigating enterprise just being com pleted will prove an important factor ir the future prosperity of Holbrook. 4 substantial dam has been constructed across the Little Colorado, at point tw' and half miles above Holbrook, iron which canals are in processs of construc- ton, which will irIigate track of fertil, bottom lands four miles wide and stretch ing distance of ten and a half miles ul and down the river.
 A few days ago, while excavatinl adobe for brick out a, Mir. Fickas' farm about two miles west of town, two O three olas were found, one containin, the cremated remains of some ancien inhabltant, while another, which wa very smooth outside and in, and quite thin, seemed of an extra finish, was dis covered to have on its inner surface neat white line drawn and baked in, to gether with some characters in white which looked like ancient hieroglyphics It may prove of value, and it is to bt hoped the folks now near Tempe explor ing may have their attention called tc this specimen. as some additional clIt